Mega Millions: Georgia winner comes forward

One of the two winners of the $636 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot came forward in the state of Georgia Wednesday.

December 18, 2013 12:00:00 AM PST

ATLANTA --

One of the two winners of the $636 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot came forward in the state of Georgia Wednesday.

Ira Curry, of Stone Mountain, says she bought just one ticket at Gateway Newsstand in Buckhead, a financial center of Atlanta.

Curry was driving to work Wednesday when a radio announcer talked about the Mega Ball being No. 7. Curry knew that was her Mega Ball number, so she called her daughter to check the ticket.

"Between joyful tears and laughter on the daughter's part, she relayed to her mother that her mother had won the lottery," said Alford.

Curry says she used family birthdays and lucky No. 7 to choose her numbers.

According to Georgia Lottery chief executive Debbie Alford, Curry chose to collect a lump sum of $123 million after taxes,

Young Soo Lee owns the store that sold Curry the winning ticket with her husband, Young Lee.

"I'm so excited and so happy now," said Young Soo Lee. "I love my store and the customer."

Despite earlier media reports, Young Soo Lee and her husband will not receive a bonus for selling the winning ticket.

The other winning ticket was sold at Jennifer's Gift Shop in San Jose, Calif. So far, that person has not come forward. The California store owner, identified as Thuy Nguyen, will receive $1 million, according to the state's lottery officials.

The $636 million Mega Millions jackpot is the second-largest in U.S. history.